Garment.



R. S. MELNIK.

GARMENT.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 22. 1910.

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ROSE S. MELNIK, OF UPPER MONTCLAIR, NEW JERSEY.

GARMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent. I

Patented Apr. 2, 1912.

Application filed .Tune 22, 1910. Serial No. 568,263.

To all whom. it may concern:

Be it known that I, ROSE S. MELNIK, a citizen of the United States,residing at Upper Montclair, in the county of Essex and State of NewJersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Garments;and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to figures of reference markedthereon, which forma part of this specification.

This invention relates to an improved garment and particularly tocorsets and corset waists having a belt portion which is attached to thebottom of the front of the garment by connecting strips. The belt andthe connecting strips are secured at their meeting ends with devices forsecuring them together and also for attaching the devices securing themto the garment itself to cause the belt to fit tightly around thegarment. The belt, when in this position, holds the waist, or similarpiece of apparel, of the wearer down and gives the waist a goodappearance. The lower ends of the connect-ing strips are also joined, atthe point where they are attached to the corset, to

hose supporters which also assist in keeping tension on the strips andbelt when they are in position.

The devices for securing the ends of the strips and the belt to thecorset also have means for receiving the waist band of a skirt and holdit against any tendency to ride upward and thus maintain the waist lineof the skirt at its proper place. The corset itself is also constructedto provide an easy, convenient, and comfortable adjustment, as will bedescribed hereinafter.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which-Figure 1 is a front view of a corset made according to this invention,and Fig. 2 is a similar view of the bottom portion of the corset and awaist thereon, the belt being illustrated in its operative position.Figs. 3 and 4 are perspective views of the devices for holding the endsof the belt and strips in place.

The corset is made up with the usual laced portion 10 in the back, thelace joiningthe side pieces 11 which have the front meeting edges 12which are joined by any of the usual forms of clasp, the most commonbeing that formed by a stud 13 which is adapted to enter a keyrhole slotin a plate, the stud projecting slightly from the plate. Substantiallyparallel with. the front meeting edges, each side piece is slitted fromits top edge and from its bottom edge as at 14. The slits" on the sameside extend part Way toward each other forming front panels 15 at thetop and bottom of the front of each side piece. The slits have theiredges provided with eyelets and have the laces 16 laced through theeyelets to adjust the width of the slits according to the wishes of thewearer. The laces are convenient of access when the garmentis being wornand as a supplemental adjustment tothe back lace 10 makes the easy andquick fitting and consequent comfort of the wearer possible. Of courseother adjusting means besides laces can be employed, but laces arepreferred.-

At the bottom of each front meeting edge 12 of the corset is a tab 17which is preferably integral with its front panel 15. To each tab issecured a hose supporter 18 with the usual clasp 19 thereon, whichsupporter, when in use, tends to hold down the front of the corset, atthe same time supporting the hose. To each tab 17 is also secured aconnecting strip 20, each of which strips is adjustable in length bymeans of the buckle 21. On the end of one strip is a member 22 havingslots 23 at its ends, these slots being arranged obliquely to eachother, one being adapted to'receive the end of one strip 20 and theother slot holding the end of a belt 24, as will be evident. The member22 has a tongue 25 thereon which has a key-hole slot 26 so that it willfit over and be held by a stud 13 of a corset clasp. The strip on theopposite meeting edge to the one just described is secured through oneof two slots 35, which slots are arranged obliquely to each other in amember 27 and the other slot receives the end of the belt 24 oppositethe end secured by the member 22. The buckle 28 provides for theadjustment of the length of the belt 24. The member 27 has a tongue 29which is supplied with a keyhole slot 30 to fit over the stud passingthrough the slot 26 of the member 22. The member 27 has a lip 31projecting downwardly from the top edge of the tongue 29, forming aspace for the reception of the waist band of a skirt. 1

The device is used as follows: The corset when put on has the belt 24loose as in Fig. 1. hen the waist is put on over the corset the strips20 are brought up on the outside of the waist and the member 22 issnapped over a stud 13, as in Fig. 2, by means of the slot 26. Themember 27 is then snapped over the same stud 13 by its slot 30, thesemembers, when so affixed, drawing the belt 24 taut as in Fig. 2, andholding the waist tightly against the corset, and also holding the frontof the waist down in its proper place. The strips 20 and the belt 24 arepreferably made elastic, but this is not essential. The parts whenarranged as shown in Fig. 2 cooperate to form a snug fitting costume,since the hose supporters when fastened, being in continuation of thestrips 20, assist them in holding down both the waist and the corset.Itwill be understood that other means of fastening the members 22 and 27to each other or to the corset can be used, other than the keyhole slotsfitting over the stud l3.

lVhen the member 27 is in the position shown in Fig. 2, the lip 31 formsa hook under which the front of the waist band of a skirt can be slidand held down to its proper place, thus being prevented from riding up.This insures a neat fit and the constant proper positioning of the.skirt.

In continuation of the strip of material that flanks the outer edge ofthe lower slit 14 on each side of the front meeting edges, are the tabs34. These tabs are used for supporting the strips 32 which are suspendedtherefrom and on the ends of which are arranged the clasps 33, as willbe evident from Figs. 1 and 2. These supporters, with the supporters 18,tend to relieve agreat deal of the strain from the laces 16 in the lowerpart of the garment. The studs, when the clasping members or devices areadapted to be placed over, can be limited to the studs of the clasp ofthe garment, but in order to permit different waist lines it isdesirable to have studs arranged on either side of the stud which passesthrough the slotted plate of the clasp of the garment, and to thesestuds can be shifted the slotted members at the ends of the belt whenthe waist line is to be raised or lowered above the stud of the clasp.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. A corset havingfront meeting edges, a

belt adapted to pass around the waist of the corset, means for securingthe ends of the belt together, and extensions, each extension extendingdownward from the ends of the belt and connecting them with the bottomof the meeting edges of the corset.

2. A corset having front meeting edges, clasps consisting of studs andslotted plates for securing the front edges together, a belt adapted topass around the waist of the corset, a member on each end of the belt,each member having a slot to receive the stud of a clasp whereby themembers are fastened to a clasp, and connecting strips secured to themembers and to the bottom edge of the corset.

3. A corset having front meeting edges, clasps consisting of studs andslotted plates for securing the front edges together, a belt adapted topass around the waist of the corset, a member on each end of the belt,each member having a slot to receive the stud of a clasp whereby themembers are fas tened to a clasp, connecting strips secured to themembers and to the bottom edge of the corset, and hose supporterssecured to the connecting strips and adapted to normally operate inextension of the strips.

4. A corset having front meeting edges, clasps consisting of studs andslotted plates for securing the front edges together, a belt adapted topass around the waist of the corset, members secured to the ends of thebelt and provided with slots to receive a stud of a clasp, means on onemember to receive and hold down the waist band of a skirt, andconnecting strips secured to the members and the bottom of the corsetadjacent to the meeting edges.

5. A garment having front meeting edges, a belt adapted to pass aroundthe waist of the garment, means for securing the ends of the belttogether, and a depending extension on each end of the belt, eachextension being permanently secured to the bottom of the meeting edgesof the garment, these extensions being adapted to be held taut when thesecuring means are fastened together.

In testimony, that I claim the foregoing, I have hereunto set my handthis 20th day of June 1910.

ROSE S. MELNIK.

WVitnesses W'M. H. CAMFIELD, E. A. PELL.

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